IRL: PIR 2004 schedule, ticket information

PHOENIX, AZ (Dec. 8, 2003)* Looking for a last-minute Christmas gift for
that sports fan in the family? If that's the case, purchase race tickets for
any of the 16 races at Phoenix International Raceway. Single event tickets
go on sale Saturday,...

PHOENIX, AZ (Dec. 8, 2003)* Looking for a last-minute Christmas gift for
that sports fan in the family? If that's the case, purchase race tickets for
any of the 16 races at Phoenix International Raceway. Single event tickets
go on sale Saturday, December 13, and will get you in to see the world's
best drivers of Indy Cars, Sports Cars and NASCAR battle each other on the
historic mile oval of PIR.

On Saturday, December 13, tickets can be purchased via www.phoenixraceway.com or 1-866-408-7223 beginning at 9 a.m. (AST). The PIR ticket office at the Arizona Center (3rd Street and Van Buren) will be available for those wishing to purchase in person beginning at 10 a.m. (AST) on Monday, December 15. Ticket prices for all events can be found on the PIR website.

"Last year was probably the best in PIR's long history," said Bryan R. Sperber, President of Phoenix International Raceway, "yet next year promises to be even better.Ticket holders will be able to watch 16 different races over the next 11 months, including the four races of the NASCAR Nextel Cup Checker Auto Parts 500 weekend, the Indy 200/Copper World Classic weekend, and our newest event * Phoenix Historic Grand Prix featuring the 33rd annual Kruse Auction. With some tickets starting for as little as $10 for some events, this is certainly one of the best values in all of motorsports."

PIR's '04 schedule begins with the annual NASCAR Winter Heat (Jan. 24-25),
followed a few days later by the Phoenix Historic Grand Prix (Jan. 30-Feb.
1). The four-race Indy 200/Copper World Classic helps PIR celebrate its
40-year anniversary of open wheel racing on March 21-23, while the Grand
American Rolex Sports Car Series runs May 9-10, featuring a larger field of
Daytona Prototypes and the only night race on the PIR schedule.Following a
summer layoff, the 2004 schedule takes the green flag again on October 2-3
with the second-annual NASCAR Doubleheader Weekend featuring NASCAR Winston
West and Featherlite Southwest Series races. The season comes to a close
three weeks later with the 17th annual Checker Auto Parts 500 NASCAR Nextel
Cup Series race weekend (Nov. 4-7). The weekend includes the Bashas'
Supermarkets 200 NASCAR Busch Series race, the Silverado 150 NASCAR
Craftsman Truck Series race, and the Cruise America 125 NASCAR Featherlite
Southwest Series race.